CNN —A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners and allow emergency workers to gain access to a shaft where hundreds are believed to be holed up. On Friday, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said in a statement it was investigating the police for restricting the miners’ essential supplies. The South African Police Service welcomed the court order but said that the ruling does not prevent the detention of illegal miners who are in good health. Three illegal miners resurfaced by Saturday afternoon, according to the police. Also on Saturday, a South African national was arrested in Kanana at a house used as a smelter – a facility used to purify gold – they added.

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Persons: Yasmin Omar, –, Jerome Delay, “ We’ve, David Van Wyk, ” Organizations: CNN, SABC, Human Rights, South African Police Service, South Locations: Pretoria, South Africa, Stilfontein, Johannesburg, Kanana